The Canadian Press’ recap. Philippe Maillet and Angelo
Miceli each scored in the third period to lift the Victoriaville Tigres over
the Saint John Sea Dogs 2-1 in Wednesday's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
action.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs met
the Victoriaville Tigres in a midweek road contest in Wednesday’s Quebec Major
Junior Hockey League action. The Tigres came out on top by a score of 2-1 at
the Colisée Desjardins.

News 88.9 reported before the game that Repe could return
to the Saint John lineup as early as Friday. He has not played since November
25 due the Division 1 world juniors where he broke his hand.

THE START: The Sea Dogs had a better first period then
they did on Saturday against Sherbrooke, firing six shots on net. The Tigres were a bit sluggish at
the start of the game but had some good pressure on late. They had 11 shots with seven of them being dangerous. The score was 0-0 after one.

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – For the final time this regular
season, the Saint John Sea Dogs travel to Quebec for a three-game road trip.

Their first stop is Victoriaville
where they will face the Tigres this evening at 8pm. The Sea Dogs have a day
off tomorrow to prepare for Friday’s tilt in Gatineau and Saturday’s matchup in
Shawinigan.

For a team that sits 15th overall in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Sea Dogs have been decent on the road
this year. They have a 9-14-0-0 record away from Harbour Station but have been
outscored by a wide margin, 105-68.

Saint John enters action today with a 19-28-0-0 record
which is good for 15th overall and fifth in the Telus Maritimes
Division. The Sea Dogs have lost three straight and are 2-8-0-0 in their last
10 games. They are coming off a 3-2 home loss to the expansion Sherbrooke
Phoenix. Playing a full 60 minutes has been an issue for Saint John lately. You
never really know what kind of performance this team will have.

With Jonathan Huberdeau gone, Jakub Izacky is the Sea
Dogs’ leading scorer with 22 points in 42 games.

The Tigres enter play with a 19-21-3-5 record and sit
fifth in the Telus East Division and 12th overall in the league. They
sit eight points ahead of Saint John. Victoriaville is 4-4-1-1 in their last 10
games.

Victoriaville is led by Philippe Maillet who has 17 goals
and 39 assists for 56 points in 45 games this year.

The Dogs and Tigres met a couple weeks at Colisee
Desjardins. Victoriaville won 6-4.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The Sea Dogs begin their final Quebec road trip of the
regular season in Victoriaville on Wednesday. Saint John battles the Tigres at
8pm to kick off a three-game trip.

The Dogs, losers of three straight, then travel to
Gatineau to take on the Olympiques on Friday night. Saturday they visit the
Shawinigan Cataractes for a rematch of the 2012 Memorial Cup semifinal.

The standings got a bit more interesting with Saint John
losing to Sherbrooke on Saturday. The Phoenix – 16th overall in the
league (the final playoff spot) - are now just four points back of the Sea Dogs
who sit 15th. The Dogs do have two games in hand.

HUBERDEAU

The Florida Panthers announced yesterday that Jonathan
Huberdeau will remain in the NHL for the season. He spoke to the Panthers website before the announcement was made.

"It's not like if I play six games, I can stop
working and I'm on the team," said Huberdeau prior to finding out his
fate. "I have got to keep working. I want to play the best as I can and
that's what I'm going to try to do.

"Work hard and keep it simple."

Huberdeau played in his sixth NHL game tonight, kicking
in his entry-level contract.

Puck Daddy named Huberdeau a candidate for the Calder
Trophy yesterday.

Seed, an Ottawa native, first helped his team to a 5-3
win over Dieppe on Thursday night earning two assists. Then on Saturday night
in Miramichi, he was the game's second star as he earned a goal and an assist
in a 6-3 win over Miramichi. Finally on Sunday, Seed was again the game's
second star in a 4-1 win over the Slammers as he earned a goal and two assists.
Seed has 17 points in 16 games since joining the Caps.

Yarmouth Mariners forward Colin Campbell, who played six
games with Saint John in 2011-12, was named the second star.

Grant was a victim of the NHL lockout, sliding down the
depth charts of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He has played in just 19
games this season, recording two goals and three assists. With the lockout
over, he should get more playing time.

The news comes as no surprise as it was either stay with the
Panthers or return to junior where he has nothing left to prove. Even though
this 48-game season will burn a year off his entry-level contract, this is
probably the right move for his development.

The former Saint John Sea Dogs captain got off to a hot
start offensively but - like the rest of the team – has slowed down over the
past few games. Huberdeau is fourth on the team in scoring with a goal and two
assists in five games. He is third on the team in shots with 13.

Florida had a great first game but have lost four straight
since then. They are 1-4-0 and sit dead last in the Eastern Conference. They
are in Tampa Bay to face the Lightning tomorrow night.

Even though Huberdeau hasn’t played a Quebec Major
Junior Hockey League game since early December, he is still Saint John’s
leading scorer with 45 points in 30 games.Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation

This has been the Sea Dogs goal song at Harbour Station
for the past while.

This goal song is terrible (EDIT: maybe that's a little harsh. It's just not a good goal song). We’ve seen nothing but
negative feedback about it on Twitter.

Fans cheer when a goal is scored. A goal song should be
used to keep that going (note how some NHL goal songs have fans chanting and/or
clapping to a beat). Currently, this goal song has fans stopping and wondering
what in the world is going on.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

A collection of recaps from last night’s 3-2 Saint John
Sea Dogs loss to the Sherbrooke Phoenix…

Our recap. The Sherbrooke Phoenix have had the Saint John
Sea Dogs’ number this month.

The Telegraph-Journal’s recap (paywall). The Saint John
Sea Dogs got better as the game went on, but their improvement couldn’t erase a
brutal first period that led to a 3-2 loss to the Sherbrooke Phoenix Saturday
night at Harbour Station.

The Canadian Press’ recap. Jacob Gervais-Chouinard
stopped 32-of-34 shots and Denis Kamaev's goal at 4:09 of the third period
stood up as the winner as Sherbrooke (14-28-6) handed the Sea Dogs (19-28-0)
their fourth straight defeat.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs
hosted the Sherbrooke Phoenix at Harbour Station for the first time as the
Phoenix took the contest 3-2 in front of 4,396 fans in Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League action Saturday night.

SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without the services of Jonathan
Huberdeau (NHL – Florida Panthers), Connor Donaghey (shoulder), Michael Abbott
(lower body), Jurij Repe (broken hand), and Justin Dickinson (healthy) on
Saturday night. Also, News 88.9 reports that defenseman David Mosher has been
sent back down to the MHL’s Truro Bearcats.

SCORING FIRST: Sherbrooke scored the opening goal as Carl
Neill scored at 12:17 of the first period. It was just the 14th time
this season that the Phoenix had scored the opening goal of a game.

FIGHTS: After Vladislav Lysenko leveled Marcus Cuomo at
the blue line, Stephen Anderson dropped the gloves with Lysenko at 13:49 of the
first. Anderson, not surprisingly, also picked up an instigator penalty. It was
Anderson’s first career QMJHL fight.

AFTER ONE: It wasn’t a great first period for Saint John.
Sherbrooke led 2-0 after one and out shot Saint John 13-4. The Dogs just
couldn’t get anything going offensively.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

SAINT JOHN – The Sherbrooke Phoenix have had the Saint
John Sea Dogs’ number this month.

After beating the Sea Dogs 3-0 a couple weeks ago, the
Phoenix came into Harbour Station on Saturday night and left with a 3-2 victory
in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

Carl Neill, Alexis Bernier, and Denis Kamaev all scored
for Sherbrooke. Goaltender Jacob Gervais-Chouinard made 32 stops for the win.

Saint John had goals from Jakub Izacky and Maxime
Villemaire. Sebastien Auger made 18 saves in the loss.

Bizarre game. The Sea Dogs didn’t show up for the first
period and were out shot 13-4 and found themselves down 2-0. In the second,
Saint John out shot Sherbrooke 12-4 but really didn’t have many legit scoring
chances.

In the third, Kamaev beat Auger top corner at 4:09 to
make it 3-0 Phoenix. Welp. But then, the Sea Dogs started to turn it on. Izacky
scored a great goal at 9:27. Then Villemaire made it a one-goal game at 14:38.
Saint John had some pressure on in the final minutes but could not net the
equalizer.

Shots were 18-4 in favour of the Sea Dogs in the third
and 34-21 overall.

The Sea Dogs’ power play was lifeless and went 0-for-4.
The Phoenix went 1-for-5.

SAINT JOHN – The Sherbrooke Phoenix make their first ever
visit to Saint John tonight as they take on the Sea Dogs at 7pm at Harbour Station.

The expansion franchise is 1-1-0-0 against the Sea Dogs
this season with both of those games being played in Sherbrooke. Their last
meeting was on January 13 where the Phoenix shutout the Dogs 3-0. Saint John
will look to get some revenge tonight.

Sherbrooke got off to a bad start but they have improved
as the season has gone on. If the playoffs started today, they would be in
them. They sit 16th overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
standings with a 13-28-2-4 record.

This is the second game of a three-in-three Maritime road
trip for Sherbrooke. They lost 7-2 in Halifax last night, play in Saint John
tonight, and travel to Bathurst tomorrow.

Michael McNamee leads the Phoenix in scoring with 17
goals and 25 assists for 42 points in 45 games.

The Sea Dogs enter play today with a 19-27-0-0 record and
sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall in the
league. Saint John has lost two straight and are 3-7-0-0 in their last 10 games.

Jakub Izacky is Saint John’s active leading scorer with
14 goals and seven assists for 21 points in 41 games.

Pretty big game for the Sea Dogs tonight. Saint John hits the
road for Quebec this week and doesn’t play at Harbour Station again until
February 7.

Friday, January 25, 2013

The Sherbrooke Phoenix make their first ever visit to
Saint John tomorrow when they take on the Sea Dogs at 7pm at Harbour Station.

The Phoenix begin a three-in-three Maritime road swing
tonight in Halifax. They play in Saint John tomorrow and in Bathurst on Sunday.
Sherbrooke sits 16th overall in the league – the final playoff spot –
with a 13-27-2-4 record. They’re four points up on the 17th-place Cape
Breton Screaming Eagles and have two games in hand.

The Sea Dogs sit six points ahead of the Phoenix in the
standings with a 19-27-0-0 record.

Sherbrooke beat Saint John 3-0 on January 13. The Sea
Dogs are 1-1-0-0 against the Phoenix this season.

The Sea Dogs hit the road for Quebec next week. They won’t
play again at the Station until February 7 against the PEI Rocket.

Not a whole lot going on today. Here’s some random stuff:

Jonathan Huberdeau’s fifth NHL game will be tomorrow
night against the Philadelphia Flyers. If he plays a sixth (Tuesday against
Tampa Bay), a year of his entry-level contract will be burned.

Yann Sauve was sent down to the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings on
Wednesday from the AHL’s Chicago Wolves. Sauve hasn’t played with the Wolves
since December 7 because of an injury. He’ll join Steven Anthony on the
K-Wings.

If you’re looking for some hockey to watch tonight, there is
a big game in Fredericton between the UNB Varsity Reds and the Saint Mary’s
Huskies. With just five games left in the regular season, UNB is first in the
AUS with 36 points while Saint Mary’s is second with 34. Game time is 7pm at
the Aitken Centre.

Remember to use your season ticket holder Sea Dogs Styles gift card this
weekend if you haven’t already. It expires January 31.

Saw this on TSN this morning. Gerard Gallant showing some excitement with a fist pump following a Montreal Canadiens goal last night. He's probably still fired up as the Habs beat the Washington Capitals 4-1.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Passing this info along. If you don’t use your season
ticket holder gift card by January 31, then you will not be able use your
season ticket holder gift card.

Season Ticket Gift Card

This is a reminder to Season Ticket Holders that your $10
Gift Cards to Sea Dog Styles expire on January 31st, 2013. (This applies to the
first 2000 Season Ticket Holders that received the $10 gift cards). Make sure to use your gift card at Sea Dog
Styles before the end of this month or at the game on Saturday. Season Ticket
Holders also receive 10% off at Sea Dog Styles.

Store Hours
Monday-Friday: Sea Dogs Staff can open the store from 9
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 12 Noon - 4 p.m. (Hockey Season Only)
Game days - Two hours prior to start of the game

After getting his NHL career off to a hot start, Jonathan
Huberdeau and the Florida Panthers have gone cold the past couple games.
Huberdeau was a combined -1 and recorded two shots in loses to the Ottawa
Senators and Montreal Canadiens. He had just under 16 minutes of ice time in
each game.

“But there’s still a long way for him to go to learn to
play at this level and be consistent. We had a good first game and [Monday]
night we didn’t show up. That could be from having it too easy the first game
and then moving up to a harder game. But our line was completely off.”

“Leblanc was a strong skating, puck moving blue liner who
finished the tournament third in team scoring for a plucky Quebec squad,”
writes Dan Stewart. “His poise, energy and ability to handle the puck were
impressive traits as he liked the puck on his stick and to start the offensive
rush. His shot was dangerous as was his ability to snake through traffic.”

Also noted in the article is Cape Breton’s Clark Bishop.
LeBlanc and Bishop dropped the gloves last night in Sydney. Via
HockeyFights.com:

A collection of recaps from last night’s 2-1 Saint John
Sea Dogs loss to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles…

Our recap. Saint John travelled to Centre 200 to take on
the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Tuesday evening as fans braved the storm
and icy roads to watch the teams battle it out.

The Telegraph-Journal’s recap (paywall). The Cape Breton
Screaming Eagles snapped a 10-game losing skid with a 2-1 win over the Saint
John Sea Dogs Tuesday night at Centre 200 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
action.

The Cape Breton Post’s recap. The Cape Breton Screaming
Eagles turned the tables on the visiting Saint John Sea Dogs, and put their
10-game losing streak on ice in the process.

Charles-Eric Legare and Justin Hache both scored as Cape Breton (10-29-8) fended off Saint John (19-27-0).

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs
were at Centre 200 in Sydney to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in
Tuesday’s Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action with the Screaming Eagles
taking the contest 2-1.

CapeBretonEagles.com’s recap. Justin Haché's goal at 8:37
of the second period proved to be the game winner, as the Cape Breton Screaming
Eagles hung on to defeat the Saint John Sea Dogs 2-1 in front of 1,855 fans on
hand on a stormy Tuesday night at Centre 200.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Saint John travelled to Centre 200 to take on the Cape
Breton Screaming Eagles on Tuesday evening as fans braved the storm and icy
roads to watch the teams battle it out.

Alex Fournier took the net for Saint John while David
Honzik stood in net for Cape Breton.

FIRST PERIOD

Cape Breton kicked off the penalties for the night when
Nick Marois took an unfortunate tripping call at 5:59. It was unfortunate for
them because Pierre Durepos scored and put the Sea Dogs up on the board, just
17 seconds into the penalty. Jakub Izacky and Olivier LeBlanc assisted on that
goal.

Oliver Cooper and Raphael Corriveau dropped the globes at
14:38, resulting in each of them spending five minutes in the box.

Charles-Eric Legare scored the first Eagles goal, to tie
the game, at 15:16.

Ian Saab took an interference penalty at 15:30 and that
would be the last penalty of the period.

The first period ended with a shots on goal total of 13-8
in favour of Cape Breton.

SECOND PERIOD

The first half of the period continued the energy of the
first. Both teams found it hard to keep the puck in their respective scoring
ends for long before it was stolen back. That being said, Justin Hache broke
the tie at 8:47 with his rocket of a goal. That brought the score up to 2-1 for
the Eagles.

Out of nowhere, Olivier LeBlanc and Clark Bishop erupted
into a brawl which ended with LeBlanc landing on top of Bishop. They would be
sent off to serve their five minutes while Justin Dickinson was handed a game
misconduct and sent off for not clearing the area of a fight. All of this
happened at 10:38

Bronson Beaton was sent off at 13:43 to spend some time
in the box for slashing while Ian Saab was sent off just over a minute later at
14:56 to serve a hooking penalty.

SYDNEY, NS – For the second time in four days, the Saint
John Sea Dogs will battle the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Game time is 7pm at
Sydney’s Centre 200.

The Sea Dogs and Screaming Eagles met at Harbour Station
just this past Saturday. Cape Breton led for much of the game but Saint John
tied it in the third period and eventually won in a shootout.

Cape Breton has lost 10 straight games entering this
evening’s contest. They sit last in the Telus Maritimes Division and 17th
overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with a 9-29-3-5 record. They
are four points back of the Sherbrooke Phoenix who hold the league’s final playoff
spot.

This has been a bad, bad season in Cape Breton. From
firings to players asking for trades to injuries, nothing has gone right for
the Eagles.

William Carrier leads the Eagles in scoring with 42
points in 34 games this season. The draft eligible forward has not played since
December 14 because of an injury.

Saint John enters play today with a 19-26-0-0 record.
They sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall in
the QMJHL. The Dogs are 3-7-0-0 in their last 10 games and are coming off a
rough 7-0 loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday afternoon.

The Dogs are three points back of 14th, four
back of 13th, and five back of 12th. They are in a
crucial stretch of games if they hope to move up the standings.

Jakub Izacky is Saint John’s active leading scorer with
Jonathan Huberdeau gone. He has 20 points in 40 games this season.

Monday, January 21, 2013

A collection of recaps from yesterday’s 7-0 Saint John
Sea Dogs loss to the Moncton Wildcats…

Our recap. Saint John returned to Harbour Station for
their second game of the weekend on Sunday afternoon. They faced off against
the Moncton Wildcats.

The Telegraph-Journal’s recap (paywall). Saint John Sea
Dogs head coach and general manger Mike Kelly could live with the call, but
what happened shortly after had him fuming during Sunday’s 7-0 setback to the
Moncton Wildcats.

The Canadian Press’ recap. Alex Saulnier and Ross
Johnston each had two goals and an assist and Alex Dubeau stopped 23 shots as
Moncton (28-16-1) blanked the Sea Dogs (19-26-0).

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs and
the Moncton Wildcats met for the second time in a week, with the Moncton
Wildcats shutting out the Sea Dogs in front of 3,867 fans at Harbour Station in
Sunday’s Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

Moncton-Wildcats.com’s recap. The Moncton Wildcats used a
5 goal 2nd period to power them to a 7-0 shutout of the Saint John Seadogs
Sunday at Harbour Station.

THE START: For the first time in what feels like forever,
the Sea Dogs got off to a really good start. They had a solid first period and
had the better of the scoring chances. They out shot Moncton 13-8 but could not
beat Alex Dubeau.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Saint John returned to Harbour Station for their second
game of the weekend on Sunday afternoon. They faced off against the Moncton
Wildcats.

Sebastien Auger took net for the Sea Dogs while Alex
Dubeau skated out as Moncton's goaltender.

FIRST PERIOD

Penalties started early for Saint John as Jason Cameron
took an early interference penalty at 1:48.

8:55 saw some excitement as the gloves were dropped and
Kyle Haas and Justin Dickinson each headed to the box to serve five for
fighting.

It was fast paced first period with Saint John getting
the better of the scoring chances. Shots were 13-8 in favour of Saint John.

SECOND PERIOD

Ross Johnston kicked off the second period with a
Wildcats goal at 1:44. That made it 1-0 Moncton.

Next came Oliver Cooper's very questionable kneeing
penalty where he also received a game misconduct. Fans in Saint John were quite
loud in response to that one as Jonathan Narbonne had to be helped off the ice
only to return a few moments later. Noah Zilbert also skated off with Cooper at
the 2:34 mark. His penalty was for high sticking.

Phillip Danault scored the second Wildcats' goal at 3:17
followed by Christophe Lalonde at 4:33. That quickly made it 3-0 Wildcats.

With the third Moncton goal, Maxime Villemaire headed to
the box for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Alex Saulnier scored the fourth ‘Cats goal at 5:06. 4-0
Moncton.

Ivan Barbashev headed to the box at 5:57 for holding.

The score rose to 5-0 with Ryan Penny's goal at 8:38.

James Melindy was sent off for interference at 10:36.

The disastrous second period ended with shots in favour
of Moncton, 13-3.

SAINT JOHN – Phillip Danault and the Moncton Wildcats are
in town this afternoon to take on the Saint John Sea Dogs. Game time is 3pm at
Harbour Station.

The Sea Dogs and Wildcats met just this past Wednesday
with Moncton winning 7-1 in a lopsided affair. The Wildcats’ offense of Dmitrij
Jaskin, Ivan Barbashev, and the newly acquired Phillip Danault dominated the
Sea Dogs for the majority of the game.

Moncton enters today’s game on a three-game winning
streak. They are 27-16-1-0 and sit second in the Telus Maritimes
Division and sixth overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The ‘Cats
are hanging with the pack of teams in the upper half of the league who are all
fighting for positioning.

Jaskin is having quite a season with the Wildcats. He
leads the team in scoring with 28 goals and 35 assists in 34 games this year.

Saint John enters plays today with a 19-25-0-0 record.
They sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall in
the league. They are 3-7-0-0 in their last 10 games and ended their five-game
losing streak yesterday with a 2-1 shootout win over the Cape Breton Screaming
Eagles.

With Jonathan Huberdeau gone, Jakub Izacky is Saint John’s
active scoring leader. He has 14 goals and six assists for 20 points.

A collection of recaps from last night’s 2-1 Saint John
Sea Dogs shootout win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles…

Our recap. Saint John returned to Harbour Station on
Saturday evening to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

The Cape Breton Post’s recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs
needed extra time and a shootout to down the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles by a
2-1 count in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play in New Brunswick on
Saturday.

The Canadian Press’ recap. Jakub Izacky scored once in
regulation and the shootout winner while Sebastien Auger made 32 saves as the
Sea Dogs (19-25-0) halted their five-game winless streak by edging Cape Breton
(9-29-8).

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap.The Saint John Sea Dogs met
the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at Harbour Station on the stormy Saturday in
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. The Sea Dogs took the contest with a
2-1 shootout win.

CapeBretonEagles.com’s recap. Shootout goals by MacKenzie
Brown and Jakub Izacky led the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 2-1 shootout victory
over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in front of 3,584 fans on hand at Harbour
Station on Saturday night.

FIRST PERIOD: Saint John has struggled in first periods
over the past few weeks but had an okay one on Saturday. They were out shot
13-5 but Cape Breton had three power play opportunities including a
five-on-three advantage. The Eagles led 1-0 after one.

SCORING FIRST: The Sea Dogs have scored first in just 13
games this season. Only the Sherbrooke Phoenix (11) have done it less.

The former (it’s probably safe to call him former now) Saint
John Sea Dogs captain was named first star in his first National Hockey League
game. Huberdeau scored and added two assists as he helped the Florida Panthers defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on opening night in Sunrise.

Huberdeau needed just 3:37 to score his first NHL goal.

Huberdeau also assisted on Scottie Upshall’s goal at
17:27 of the first to make it 4-0 Panthers. The Florida rookie headed into
intermission with a goal, an assist, five shots, and 5:17 of ice time. He also
took a holding penalty.

At 3:35 of the second, he helped set up an Alex Kovalev goal.
The second line of Huberdeau, Kovalev, and Peter Mueller was solid all game.

Huberdeau finished the game with a goal, two assists, a
+2 rating, two penalty minutes, five shots, two hits, a 100% faceoff
percentage, and was on the ice for 14:25. Not bad for a pro debut.

Yann Sauve, Simon Despres, and Mike Hoffman are the only
other Sea Dogs players to ever play in a NHL game. Of those players, only
Despres has recorded a point.

Up next for the Panthers is a Monday visit to Ottawa to
take on the Senators.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Saint John returned to Harbour Station on Saturday
evening to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

Sebastien Auger surprised fans by starting in net while
David Honzik went on guard for Cape Breton.

FIRST PERIOD

Jakub Izacky took a hooking call at 10:05. This gave the
Eagles the advantage they were waiting for as they went on the power play.

Justin Hache found Auger’s weak spot as he slipped one by
the Saint John goaltender at 10:48. That would put the Eagles up on the board
1-0.

Oliver Cooper took a checking from behind penalty at
15:25. Less than a minute later at 16:40, Maxime Villemaire headed off to the
box for a roughing penalty. The Dogs pushed forward however and prevented any
further scoring by Cape Breton.

Shots on goal for that period were 5-13 in favour of Cape
Breton.

SECOND PERIOD

A tripping penalty t 3:18 for Cole Murphy sent the Sea
Dogs to their first power play of the night. Unfortunately they were unable to
tie the game while on the advantage.

Oliver Cooper took his second penalty of the game, this
time for tripping at 12:54.

The second period was over without further incident. This was a much better period for Saint John
as they were able to increase their shots on goal for the period to lead in the
second 12-7. Total shots on goal after 40 minutes were 17-20 for the Eagles.

There won’t be many places in Canada interested in
watching tonight’s Florida/Carolina game, but Saint John will certainly be
watching it closely.

Tonight, Sea Dogs star Jonathan Huberdeau will play in
his first National Hockey League game as his Florida Panthers host the Carolina
Hurricanes. Game time is 8:30pm Atlantic and most people should be able to watch
it thanks to Centre Ice being on free preview.

SAINT JOHN – Two struggling teams meet tonight at 7pm at
Harbour Station.

The Saint John Sea Dogs, losers of five straight, take on
the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, losers of nine straight, this evening. A win
would obviously be huge for either team tonight.

Saint John enters play with an 18-25-0-0 record
and sit 15th overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Along
with losing five straight, the Dogs are just 2-8-0-0 in their last 10 games.

The Sea Dogs are likely to make the playoffs, but where
they finish is still up in the air. Saint John currently sits five points back
of the 14th-place Gatineau Olympiques and six points ahead of the
16th-place Sherbrooke Phoenix. As we wrote yesterday, tonight’s game
kicks off a key stretch of matches.

Not much has gone right for Cape Breton this season. They’ve
fired people. Players have asked for trades. They’ve been hit with injuries. And
now they sit in last place in the QMJHL with a 9-29-3-4 record. They are the
only team that has not reached double digit wins.

The Eagles have lost nine straight and are 1-8-1-0 in
their last 10. They are five points back of Sherbrooke for the final playoff
spot.

William Carrier leads Cape Breton in scoring with 42
points in 34 games. Unfortunately for the Eagles, Carrier has not played since
December 14 due to an injury.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Remember Charlie Millen? He played three games with Saint
John in 2011-12, going 0-2-0-0 with a 5.38 goals against average and a 0.831
save percentage. He’s played for a bunch of teams over the past year and is
currently with the Ottawa Jr. Senators of the Central Canada Hockey League.

An unreal save Millen made the other day is making its
rounds round the interweb. Via Buzzing The Net:

Millen is the son of Hockey Night in Canada’s Greg
Millen.

THE WEEKEND

The Sea Dogs play their first home game since January 5
tomorrow night when they host the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at 7pm. The
Eagles currently sit out of the playoff picture in 17th place
overall.

On Sunday, the Sea Dogs take on the Moncton Wildcats at
3pm at the Station. Saint John is 4-1-0-0 against Moncton this season but got
blasted 7-1 on Wednesday at the Coliseum.

Saint John enters action this weekend on a five-game
losing streak and are 2-8-0-0 in their last 10.

Looking at the Saint John Sea Dogs' upcoming schedule, the next
couple weeks could play a major factor in where the club finishes in the Quebec
Major Junior Hockey League standings.

Saint John sits 15th overall in the league
with an 18-25-0-0 record. The top 16 teams will make the playoffs while the
bottom two will have their seasons end early and get entered into the draft
lottery for the first overall pick.

Sherbrooke (16th), Cape Breton (17th), and Shawinigan (18th) all sit below Saint John. Over the next couple weeks, the Dogs will play four games against these teams.

A look at the Sea Dogs upcoming schedule:

Record

SJ record VS

Jan 19 vs Cape Breton

9-28-3-4 (17th)

3-1-0-0

Jan 20 vs Moncton

26-16-1-0 (6th)

4-1-0-0

Jan 22 at Cape Breton

9-28-3-4 (17th)

3-1-0-0

Jan 26 vs Sherbrooke

12-25-2-4 (16th)

1-1-0-0

Jan 30 at Victoriaville

18-19-2-5 (12th)

0-1-0-0

Feb 1 at Gatineau

18-22-1-2 (14th)

1-0-0-0

Feb 2 at Shawinigan

9-28-3-2 (18th)

0-1-0-0

The Dogs host the Cataractes and Screaming Eagles later
on in February as well.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

A collection of recaps from last night’s 7-1 Saint John Sea
Dogs loss to the Moncton Wildcats…

Our recap. The Sea Dogs ventured out into the snow to
take on the Moncton Wildcats in their own rink on Wednesday night. This was a
rescheduled game, the original game being cancelled due to a severe snowstorm
at the end of 2012.

HIGHMORE: Matthew Highmore scored his first QMJHL goal in
the first period last night. It would be Saint John’s only goal of the game.
Highmore, playing in his first game since December 21 because of the World
Under-17 Challenge and a death in his family, has a goal and three assists in
13 games this season. Hopefully it is the first of the many.

OUTPLAYED: The Sea Dogs were out shot 21-11 in the first
and 21-5 in the second and trailed 7-1 after two. Those ain’t pretty numbers.
Saint John did out shoot Moncton 8-6 in an uneventful third period.

GOALTENDING Although he faced just six shots, Alex Fournier
did not allow a goal in the third period after coming in to replace Sebastien
Auger. Hopefully that is a confidence booster. Auger allowed seven goals on 42
shots through two periods of play.

The Sea Dogs ventured out into the snow to take on the
Moncton Wildcats in their own rink on Wednesday night. This was a rescheduled
game, the original game being cancelled due to a severe snowstorm at the end of
2012.

Once again, Sebastien Auger stepped into net for Saint
John while Alex Dubeau took the net for Moncton.

FIRST PERIOD

Saint John started off with a penalty at 1:35 as Steven
Duda was sent off for hooking. This penalty opened the way for Moncton to score
their first goal at 2:23 as Jonathan Racine shot one past Auger.

Matthew Highmore was handed a high sticking penalty at
7:10. Moncton once again went on the attack, but this time however they could
not turn their advantage into points on the board.

Moncton’s first penalty came from Alex Saulnier as he was
called for interference at 10:30. Saint John went on the power play, but the
team couldn’t pull it together to tie the game.

Sea Dog newcomer Brett Malone was the next skater to the
box, this time for hooking at 12:54. This time, Moncton snagged their next
point thanks to Phillip Danault. His goal put the Wildcats up 2-0.

Matthew Highmore closed the gap 2-1 as he scored on
Dubeau with a nice assist from Marcus Cuomo at 16:08. Just moment later, Ivan
Barbashev of the Wildcats, returned Moncton’s two point lead with his goal at
16:29.

Jonathan Racine took the last penalty of the first period
at 19:18 as he was directed to the box as a result of a rogue high stick. The
period ended 3-1 in favour of Moncton. The Wildcats also dominated the shots on
goal total of 21-11.

SECOND PERIOD

Dmitrij Jaskin kicked off the scoring at 4:34. His goal
lifted Moncton to 4-1. Ivan Barbashev’s goal just a few minutes later at 7:23
would continue the flood of pucks being set towards Sebastien Auger. Barbashev
brought the score 5-1.

Yannick Veilleux sent one through Auger’s defenses at 12:08
making it 6-1 for Moncton just over the halfway point of the game. Things were
not looking good for the visiting Sea Dogs.

Ian Saab returned Saint John to the penalty kill as he was
sent off for hooking at 14:19. Moncton jumped on the chance to score again on Saint
John. Dmitrij Jaskin slipped one by Auger to make the score 7-1.

Saint John only had five shots in total on goal in the
second period. In comparison, Moncton had 21 shots on goal.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

MONCTON – The Saint John Sea Dogs will put their perfect
4-0 record against the Moncton Wildcats on the line tonight. The Dogs and
‘Cats clash this evening at 7pm at the Moncton Coliseum to make up the cancelled
December 30 game.

While the Sea Dogs have had success against the Wildcats
this season, they haven’t had much success over their past few weeks of Quebec
Major Junior Hockey League action. Saint John has lost four straight and are
just 2-8-0-0 in their last 10 games.

The Sea Dogs’ latest rough patch came this past weekend
in Quebec. Saint John lost all three games on their road trip and were
outscored 18-5.

Saint John enters action today with an 18-24-0-0 record.
They sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall in
the league.

The Wildcats enter play today with a 25-16-1-0 record.
They sit second in the Telus Maritimes Division and seventh overall in the
QMJHL.

Despite being 22 points back of the league leading
Halifax Mooseheads, the Wildcats opted to buy during the trading period. They landed
the big fish, acquiring Chicago Blackhawks prospect Phillip Danault in a big
time deal on deadline day. He’ll play his second game for the Wildcats this
evening.

Tonight’s game kicks off a busy stretch for the Sea Dogs.
They play two home games this weekend and travel to Cape Breton next Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Durepos, who is playing his fourth and final season with
the Sea Dogs, will take over for Jonathan Huberdeau who will likely spend the
rest of the year with the Florida Panthers.

It’s no surprise to see Durepos named captain. A
first-round pick of the Sea Dogs in 2009, the 20-year old Shediac native has
helped the Sea Dogs win three regular season titles, two President’s Cup
championships, and a Memorial Cup title.

“We are pleased to name Pierre captain,” said Mike Kelly,
head coach and General Manager of the Sea Dogs, in a release. “Pierre’s body of
work while with the Sea Dogs has been consistent and dependable regardless of
the opponent and situation. It is that steady leadership that we expect to get
from Pierre going forward. His example to our younger players will serve them
well as they move along their major junior careers.”

Durepos has played in just 19 games this season due to an
injury and missed most of the first half. He has three goals and 10 assists.

20-year olds Ian Saab and Maxime Villemaire along with
veteran Jason Cameron will all get an ‘A’ stitched on their sweaters as
alternate captains.

“We believe Ian, Maxime and Jason also have the
experience to provide leadership to our younger players and support them as
they gain experience in the league,” said Kelly. “All four of our captains not
only have a wealth of experience to draw upon, but they also have the respect
of the players in the room and the coaching staff.”

Saab and Villemaire just recently rejoined the club after
spending the first half playing pro hockey. Saab spent all of last season with Saint John while Villemaire was acquired in a trade with Drummondville last
year.

Cameron has spent the last three season with the Sea
Dogs. He has two goals in 42 games this year.

Defensemen Steven Duda and Jurij Repe both cracked the
North American skater rankings. Duda came in at No. 169 while Repe was placed at
No. 171, respectively.

Duda has five assists in 33 games since joining the Sea
Dogs as a free agent earlier this season. Repe, drafted 34th overall
in the CHL Import Draft last summer, has two goals and two assists in 22 games
with Saint John.

Also on the list is defenseman Wiley Sherman at No. 125.
He was a 13th-round of the Sea Dogs in the 2012 QMJHL Entry Draft
but did not report to Saint John this year. He’s playing with Hotchkiss School
in Connecticut and has apparently committed to Harvard for the 2014-15 season.
We’ll see what happens there.

Lastly, defenseman Ryan Segalla came in at No. 136. Segalla
was an eighth-round pick of the Sea Dogs in 2011 but never reported. He was selected by the Sherbrooke Phoenix in the expansion draft. Segalla is playing
with Salisbury Prep School and has committed to the University of Connecticutfor 2014-15.

There are lots of QMJHL players in this year’s midterm rankings,
highlighted by Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin. Portland Winterhawks
defenseman Seth Jones topped the rankings.